Practising a rhythmic accompaniment
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can practise a new rhythmic accompaniment and recognise strategies I can use to improve.
Key learning points
- When practising, isolating the tricky parts to practise with purpose is a useful strategy to help us improve.
- Slowing the tempo whilst practising is a useful strategy to help achieve rhythmic accuracy.
- The rhythmic accompaniment plays an important role in an ensemble as it helps to keep everyone in time.
- Counting-in will help set a steady tempo and help us maintain a steady pulse.
Keywords
Practise - to deliberately make an effort to improve musical skills
Tempo - the speed of the music - how fast or slow the music is played
2-time - the organisation and feel of the beats as strong-weak
Accompaniment - a musical part that supports the main melody or chant
Rest - a silence in music for a certain amount of time
Common misconception
When we practise, we just need to repeat the music a few times.
Thinking about what we want to improve and choosing the best stragtegy to help us is the best way to practise.
Teacher tip
Support pupils to practise with purpose by helping them to isolate tricky parts of the music and think about how they can further improve their singing and playing.
Equipment
Claves or similar percussion instruments.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.We to improve our musical skills.
Q2.A phrase in music is ...
Q3.Which of these is a good practice strategy?
Q4.When we want to play in time, we need to feel the .
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.True or false? Practising with purpose is better than just repeating the piece over and over again.
Q2.2-time is ...
Q3.Which of these is not a useful strategy for practising?
Q4.What musical word means the speed of the music?
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